SARATOGA SPRINGS -- A Cohoes man will serve 30 days in Saratoga County Jail for punching Jupiter, one of the city's police horses.

According to police, Jamison Johnson, 37, punched the horse in the face after Johnson was ejected from a Caroline Street bar.

Lt. Sean Briscoe said Tuesday that Johnson started swearing and yelling at the bar's staff and nearby police at 2:55 a.m. Aug. 15, then walked up to Jupiter and hit him in the face "with a closed fist," according to city court documents. The horse was not hurt. Johnson also hit a police officer, said his lawyer, Andrew Blumenberg, and suffered a black eye during a scuffle with police. Blumenberg said his client "doesn't feel good" about the incident. Johnson did not make a statement in court, Blumenberg said. Johnson pleaded guilty Aug. 17 to resisting arrest and pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempting to kill or injure a police animal, both misdemeanors.

He was sentenced to 30 days for both charges, and will serve the terms concurrently. He also was ordered to pay $200 in court surcharges. Two police horses, Jupiter and King Tut, patrol downtown and help with crowd control.